Running News

With many WRC members saving themselves for Sunday's BDL race or other races, the turnout at parkrun this week was low.  This didn't stop it being a pretty amazing week for Wirksworth. Lewis Glover (pictured) internationally plugged our small but mighty club by...

Not too much to report this week from local parkruns.  Sarah Chamberlain ran well again, this week back at Markeaton with 28:07, whilst John Potter cycled to Bakewell to clock 18:32, which was enough for 3rd place. Steph Solomon was at the Woodhouse Moor parkrun in...

A whopping 8 WRC members headed down to Shipley Park to try out the course there.  If you fancy a bit more of a challenge to your parkrun, Shipley is a good course - it's mainly trail, undulating slightly with a few twists and turns, the main event is a 5% climb 400m...

This was the first outing for Wirksworth Running Club’s ‘new improved’ T’Owd Man Race with extra trail and slightly less distance – both great changes that we hope will help establish the race as one of Derbyshire’s top-quality annual trail races. Reader – the course...

Bakewell was cancelled this week, so Sarah Chamberlain and Tanya Rountree headed to Markeaton. Sarah ran a 20-second PB with 27:52 whilst Tanya took it easy and enjoyed the views with 41:12. James Watson (pictured) was on the road for the second week running, this...

Report by Brian Clements (pictured) Eight WRC members, runners and walkers attempted the Nine Edge Challenge Race on Saturday 14th September. A glorious morning in the Peaks greeted the competitors for the 10am start from the Ladybower reservoir dam wall. (Walkers...

Jo Butt, Tanya Rountree (both pictured)  and John Potter all represented Wirksworth at Bakewell this week. Jo and Tanya went out and back together in 31:12, John ran it in 18:34. Sarah Chamberlain ran strongly again at Markeaton, coming home in 28:18. On the road,...

Victory at Bakewell!  Chris Sleath won the Bakewell parkrun this week in a time around 17 minutes.  Sadly, Chris didn't have his barcode with him, but John Potter was there to vouch that Chris was definitely running very fast for Wirksworth.  These are exciting times...

Report by Adam Leighton Totley AC's FRA cat A long race saw a healthy field of over 150 runners gather, ready to test themselves over some of South Yorkshire's finest landscapes. Unsurprisingly, there was strong representation from Steel City Striders, Dark Peak Fell...

Report by Chris Gillott 267 runners lined up for the annual Eyam Fell Race (6.4 miles, 1100ft ascent) on a warm Tuesday evening. The race starts with fairly steady 500ft climb up The Nook and onto Bretton Moor, taking in a mix of terrain including stony trails, road...

Three went to Bakewell this week and there was some strong running to be seen in the hot, close conditions.  Mark Crawshaw recorded yet another comfortable sub-20 with 19:48.  John Hobson was slightly disappointed with his 20:29, the disappointment being more a...

It was sunny this week at Markeaton, though the course was waterlogged in places from Friday's torrential downpour! 5 WRC members didn't mind the consequent wet shoes though... Mark Crawshaw (20:05), Stacy Newton (20:30), Dave Spencer (21:44), Brian Clements (23:52)...

It was a bit windy this Saturday morning, and all 3 WRC members who ran at Bakewell found it just a little bit tougher on the usually easier return leg of Bakewell's out-and-back course.  In spite of the wind, Jo Butt (29:26), Brian Clememts (24:40) and John Potter...

Report by Brian Clements An indecisive me... "shall I? shan't I? shall I? shan't I?"   I text Mark Crawshaw (he's done it before).  "Ricky's is a good race - bout same as Ashover Fell Race (renamed 'Lost Lad Fell Race' - after you know who) maybe a bit easier - just...

Report by Elaine Stone It was a warm evening for the final Summer BDL race at Shipley Park and fortunately the thunderstorms that had been forecast never appeared. Jenny, waiting at the market place with her WRC kit on, munching on a sandwich, stopped me panicking any...

Wirksworth members were cycling in different directions to different parkruns this week.  Mark Crawshaw and Dave Spencer hopped on their bikes to Bakewell and then hopped off to run some very respectable times.  Mark's 19:40 was only 10 seconds off his Bakewell best,...

Report by Stacy Newton Monday saw an impressive 15 Wirksworth runners take on the Bonsall Hill race. The race forms part of the village carnival and is relatively short at 3.75 miles but has some impressive climbs to deal with.  It starts at the cross next to the...

Five WRC members went to Markeaton this week, with Brian Clements and John Potter cycling there.  Brian ran a solid 25:35 whilst John managed to knock 20 seconds off his course PB with 18:26.  The course PBs weren't finished there.. Alex Clemmitt hadn't run at...

Report by Brian Clements Scorchio!  Madness!  I’m talking about the state of my mind not the band.  And I’m not alone – eight other Wirksworth Runners suffer from the same condition, some with acute symptoms, aka Dave Spencer and Mark Crawshaw with their...

4 WRC members headed down to Markeaton this week. Matt Smith ran his first ever parkrun, throwing down a 25:30 marker, whilst Tiffany Lovelock ran her first Markeaton race in 29:38 - this was Tiffany's second ever parkrun.  Hannah Leighton was paced round by hubby...